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UNDERSTANDING SPORTS FOR THE NON-SPORTY

For starters, understanding sports, if you don’t already, and you’re past fifty years old, where have you been? But it does happen. One sign is when you hear, “Why aren’t there more touchdowns in baseball?” Or, “Do you shoot a field goal, or kick a field goal?” “Yes,” is the right answer, but first:

MICHAEL JORDAN WORKED PORTLAND ONE LAST TIME

Michael Jordan and the Portland Trail Blazers will always be linked. Every sports fan knows the story of Jordan in the ’84 NBA Draft. But no crying over spilled milk here. No, I’m crying over the time I saw him play in Portland toward the end of his time with the Bulls. Where’s my hankie?